World Ocean Day
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate and honour our ocean, which connects us all. People all around our blue planet get together to start creating a better future.
Tidal Territories
Learn about the animals that live on the rocky shore in the intertidal zone in this interactive program.
Biomes of South Africa
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) in keeping abreast with changes in technology and pedagogy has developed an e-learning programme on the Biomes of South Africa for grade 10 Life Science aligned to the South African Curriculum Assessment and Policy Statements(CAPS).
GIS eLearning
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) presents this free Geographic Information System (GIS) eLearning material. The training material includes QGIS and Google Earth tutorials. This free online learning programme on GIS is also aligned to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) and will be useful to Geography Educators and organisations involved in environmental science education training.
SAEON celebrates National Marine Week virtually with high school learners
Mthuthuzeli Gulekana and Zoleka Filander from DEFF discussed the current and future prospects for ocean sustainability and human connections with our ocean. We also took a journey to the rocky shore, to collect some data and investigate the animals found there.
Grade 10&11 iNaturalist Competition
At SAEON we have created an iNaturalist competition for you to participate in as part of your science camp. While during these strange COVID-19 times we cannot have a normal science camp, we want you to use iNaturalist to collect data that we can use during our virtual science camps.
SAEON Kid off to California for science expo
Lindelihle Manyathi of Ntsika Secondary (a SAEON supported learner) has been chosen to represent South Africa at a science fair in California in May 2020. He was assisted by Phakama Nodo (SAIAB) and SAEON staff in collecting data for his science expo project looking at fish.
SAEON learners scoop awards at the 2019 Eskom Expo International Science Fair
We are very proud of the SAEON supported learners who participated in the 2019 Eskom Expo. SAEON learners were awarded a Siemens bursary, laptops from Siemens and best project in the environmental studies category and best project in agricultural sciences category.
SAEON receives 1st place for Best Waterworld Exhibition at Sci-fest Africa 2018
Scifest Africa 2018 Awards Well done Egagasini and Elwandle Coastal Node for 1st Place in Best Waterworld Exhibition
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists | 2018 Winners
In October 2018, the 38th International Science Fair (ISF) was held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Gauteng as part of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.
